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Espen Eriksen Trio With Special Guest Andy Sheppard at PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho
Courtesy of PizzaExpress | Posted on April 21, 2016
Where
PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho
10 Dean Street
London
Map
020 7439 4962
When
Sun, May 22, 2016
12:00
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Musicians
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The jazz world is not short on piano trios, but it’s not every day one comes across a new trio with a personal musical language. The Norwegian Espen Eriksen Trio plays highly melodical and lyrical instrumentals with elements from Scandinavian folk and melancholia and shades of the deep woods. It’s definitely jazz, but their less is more approach is in contrast to most of their contemporaries, with structures almost like pop songs and with a strong focus on melodies and short solos. The trio has released three records, all critically acclaimed by publications like BBC, The Independent and KulturSpiegel. Their third record, 'Never Ending January', was released in autumn 2015. The trio are joined in the second half by one of the UK's leading saxophonists, Andy Sheppard....